NetMAX VPN Sever includes the VPN server software, as well as router, firewall and proxy/cache server packages. All the packages are preconfigured and integrated into NetMAX's modified version of Red Hat Linux 6.2.

"GNOME 1.4 Beta 1 "Oops, We Did it Again". This is just the first beta and there are various known problems with compiling and running. However, if you are adventurous and would like to help with testing, get it from your favorite GNOME mirror site in /pub/GNOME/betas/gnome-1.4beta1."

The chipmaker is preparing to post Mobile Linux, its take on the Linux OS, under the GNU General Public License process in the near future, company representatives said this week. Although the exact release date isn't set, the release could come next week or the week after.

You may have read about LUG members being approached by recruiters representing Microsoft. This is a copy of the letter that was sent to mRgOBLIN who lives in New Zealand and is currently working on the SAStk project.

Microsoft Windows operating-system chief Jim Allchin says that freely distributed software code such as Linux could stifle innovation and result in the demise of both intellectual property rights and the incentive to spend on research and development.

Corel has said that a decision to sell off its Linux product line has nothing to do with a $135-million investment by Microsoft Corp. According to a Corel spokeswoman, "The Linux decision was made based on strong business principles and the best interests of Corel Corp."

Donovan Systems Pte Ltd has set up the country's first 64-bit Linux computing laboratory, reinforcing the Linux movement in Malaysia and the region. The Singapore-based manufacturer of 64-bit Linux servers set up the Penguin64 Lab in partnership with Sunway College.

ZF Linux Devices, which makes a low-cost microprocessor called the MachZ, has developed a blueprint for an inexpensive PC called the Z-Port. The company promises to license the design to interested Internet service providers for free.

The distribution loaded on this router is the manufacturer's own home-grown version: Lightning Linux. And Lightning Linux is no stripped version of Linux as some other embedded distributions are: it's the entire thing, running on a full-fledged 2.4 kernel.

IBM Wednesday has launched a software lab in India to support its customers around the world. The India lab is expected to play an important role in IBM's global Linux initiative.